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Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... impact and with carbon footprints," Bovingdon said. "It is a good way of getting that elevation of place of sustainable finance within general finance." Altius' combined funds have a predictive temperature increase of 1.5°C, aligning with the Sustainable ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Singapore. Darian McBain, sustainability adviser to the MAS and former CSO, spoke at the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) annual summit on how collaboration on varying levels can contribute to greening economies. FS Sustainability ...

Government commits to establishing green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming green taxonomy, but said that government will ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Translating broad and ambitious commitments on climate and sustainable finance into concrete action will be the main topic of discussion at this week's Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit in Sydney. The one-day summit will feature ...

Podcast: Greening Australia's Economy with ASFI's Kristy Graham

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we talk with Kristy Graham, executive officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, which was established in 2021 as the permanent body to oversee the implementation of the delivery of the Australian Sustainable ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... and collaborative engagement on sustainable themes, and working with policymakers on key issues relating to sustainable finance. She will report to BNPP AM's global head of stewardship Michael Herskovich, and regionally to Angelia Chin, BNPP AM's ...

Cbus quits Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... a member of investor coalition groups such as the Investor Group on Climate Change and with the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) - CIO Kristian Fok is acting chair and director of ASFI, while head of responsible investment Ros McKay is ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... those changes." The Sovereign Green Bond Program will also support the development of New Zealand's wider sustainable finance market, which has been central to our vision for building a net-zero, productive, sustainable and inclusive economy since ...

Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI) and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). She is a member of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Taxonomy Steering Committee, chairs the ACSI Rights and Cultural Heritage Risk Management working group and ...

Climate skills development needed: University of Technology Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... delegates to the Conference of Major Super Funds a sneak peek of work the Institute has been undertaking into sustainable finance skills, with a particular focus on climate skills. The research follows similar studies done in Canada and Ireland that ...